Superior Central holds off Munising, Manistique tops Westwood

EBEN – The Superior Central boys basketball team fired the first salvo in the battle for Alger County supremacy at their home gym on Friday night, moving into a tie for first place in their league in the process.

The Cougars held off Munising, 45-37, to improve to 5-1 in the Central Upper Peninsula League

“This was a very physical game,” SC coach Herb Jenkins said.

The Cougars (9-4 overall) led 6-2 after one period, bumping it to 20-12 by halftime.

SC’s Trevor Maki led all scorers with 17 points, making a pair of 3-pointers, while teammate Matt Verbrigghe added 11 and a team-high six rebounds.